Deaths on December 25

Yosa Buson

Died on December 25, 1784

Yosa Buson, Japanese poet and painter (b. 1716)

Yosa Buson or Yosa no Buson (与謝蕪村, 1716 – January 17, 1784) was a Japanese poet and painter of the Edo period. Along with Matsuo Bashō and Kobayashi Issa, Buson is considered among the greatest poets of the Edo Period. And, he is known for completing haiga as a style of art.

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23 Aug

State of Franklin
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Kodiak Island
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Deaths on December 25

Yosa Buson

Died on December 25, 1784

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